Samir Soni Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Samir Soni
Profession(s)	Aator, Model, Director
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 inches - Waist: 34 inches - Biceps: 14 inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	29 September 1970
Age (as in 2017)	47 Years
Birthplace	London, United Kingdom
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi, India
School	St. Xavier's School, Delhi
College/University	University of Southern California
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Debut	Film: China Gate (1998, Actor) My Birthday Song (2018, Director) TV: Samandar (1995, Actor)
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Vaishya (Sonar)
Hobbies	Reading, Writing, Watching Movies, Travelling
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	January 24, 2011 (with Neelam Kothari)
Affairs/Girlfriends	Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar (model) Nafisa Joseph (Model) Neelam Kothari (Actress)
Family
Wife/Spouse	Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar (m. 1996–div. 1997) Neelam Kothari (m. 2011)
Children	Son- None Daughter- Ahaana Soni
Parents	Names Not Known
Siblings	Brother- One elder brother Sister- None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Samir Soni

He told his parents about his dream of pursuing acting as a career, but, his parents being a from a middle-class family, wanted him to complete his education first.

After completing his school, he got enrolled at the University of California, Loss Angles, where he started his double majors in Economics and acting.

Samir Soni was always good at studies and was also doing his best in the college. He got a job at the Wall Street as a financial analyst at World Financial Center NYC, in the campus placement.

His parents and elder brother encouraged him to continue his job, but he was unhappy with his career. He wrote a letter to his dad reminding him of his dream of becoming an actor and left the job to come back to India.

After coming back, he joined Berry John’s acting school to enhance his acting skills.

Samir Soni started his career with Samandar (1995) followed by many cameos and supporting roles.

He got married to his girlfriend Rajlakshmi Khanvilkar (model) in 1996, after a few months of dating. The marriage could not last long, and both got divorced after only six months of their marriage. He was quite heartbroken and tried to focus on his career to avoid any kind of negativity.

Later, he dated Nafisa Joseph (model), whom he met during a fashion show. The two did not get along very well. After their break up, she got engaged to a businessman in 2004. But due to some mental stress, she attempted suicide a week before their wedding.

In 2003, he bagged the role of Amitabh Bachchan‘s bad son in Baghbaan. At first, he was not happy with his role as a villain, but as it starred Amitabh Bachchan, he accepted the role. In fact, the film was a hit.

Samir Soni was jobless for two months after Baghbaan got released. He thought that his acting career as a protagonist in films and the TV was over. But he roped a role in Jassi Jaissi Koi Nahin (2003) as Purab Mehra, which became the turning point of his acting career.

He participated in the TV reality show Bigg Boss 4 in 2010. He stayed in the Bigg Boss house till the 13th week of the show.

After coming out of Bigg Boss house, he decided to get married to his girlfriend, Neelam Kothari (actress), and both got married in a few weeks after his eviction from Bigg Boss.